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Indonesian rescuers believe they've located the flight recorder of the Lion Air plane

Indonesian rescue team operate during the recovery mission for the crashed Lion Air flight JT-610 plane at Tanjung Pakis Sea, West Java, Indonesia, 31 October 2018
Indonesian rescue team operate during the recovery mission for the crashed Lion Air flight JT-610 plane at Tanjung Pakis Sea, West Java, Indonesia, 31 October 2 Source: AAP Image/EPA/BAGUS INDAHONO

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By Dinesha Dilrukshi Wijesuriya

Source: SBS News



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Indonesian rescuers believe they've located the flight recorder of the Lion Air plane which crashed on Monday, killing all 189 people on board.

Indonesia's military chief says divers are trying to check the location some 30-40 metres down in the Java Sea but they're contending with strong currents.

Flight J-T-6-1-0, a Boeing 7-3-7, went down shortly after take-off from Jakarta.

The head of Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee Soerjanto Tjahjono says the sounds are likely to be from the black box.


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